Got a job mowing a nature strip outside a disused bowling club, giving me the chance to put my finds through their paces. The SPFC went okay at first but after a while of use it became temperamental to start and eventually wouldn't start at all after some intensive mowing. I did notice the primer bulb didn't feel like it was pumping fuel when you pressed it. Is that a sign of a stuck needle? I brought out the PT to finish the job. It felt nicer to use and felt easier and more nifty to use. In some thick weeds it bogged down abit and got clogged with very wet clumps of weed cuttings. I had to unclog the underside a couple of times and it wouldn't fill the catcher properly. In these more extreme conditions, the hi arch thumb latch catcher models definitely handle it much better, from experience.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
